GRAW 02

Chapter 02 ….

The Greed Arc

Three People Summoned to Another World!

Wake up.

“…”

Wake up.

“I am awake!?”

Then answer me.

“What is this, talking directly into my head or something? I open my eyes and it’s just pure white?”

From now on, you will go to another world.

“You’re just ignoring me!? Wait, another world? …Ah! I see… very well.”

…You catch on quickly.

“Of course I do, this is a dream, right? Sometimes you get those dreams where you know you’re dreaming and can move around. As long as I don’t need to pee, I can enjoy it.”

…No, this is a dream and not a dream.

“‘A dream and not a dream’? Then that still makes it a dream! So it’s settled!”

…Are you drunk?

“Kinda feels like I’m drunk inside a dream… and when I wake up it’ll be hangover hell, so I’d rather not wake up…”

…Don’t drink too much, okay?

“For a god, you’re way too worried about me.”

[Unintelligible, garbled words.]

“…Eh? What did you just say?”

[More garbled words.]

“Sorry, I have no idea what you’re saying.”

『Goddess』…

“…Huh? Goddess?”

The cold sensation of the floor… feels like I fell asleep in a school hallway.

Ah, right… yesterday I got drunk and slept on the floor.

“Ow…”

I managed to lift myself up through the pounding headache, but my head was hazy.

“Just when I thought I was gonna have a nice dream…”

My brain wasn’t working, but the atmosphere felt different from usual, more… spacious.

“…Hm? …Wait… what the hell?”

Looking around, cold sweat broke out on my back.

“Uh… umm…”

I was in a giant white-pillared castle that I’d only ever seen in anime or on TV. And around the walls, surrounding “the three of us,” were people clad in silver armor.

My brain raced through possibilities:

A prank show?
Did I get drunk and pass out in a museum?
Did the cops nab me and deport me overseas?

No, no, no, no, no… what is happening here?

Conveniently, among “the three,” I spotted my younger brother!

The other was a guy who looked like a flawless high school–aged pretty boy—black hair, Japanese-looking… yep.

Our eyes met… he looked shocked. Huh? What? Do I have puke on my face or something?

“Ahem!”

From above, a deliberate cough told us to look up. On a lavish throne sat an old man with a black beard, thick eyebrows, a rotund body, and a crown. Yep, a textbook king.

Okay, let’s put my idiot brain to work and piece this together:

Weird dream.
A god.
Knights in armor.
A castle.
A king on a throne.

With keywords like these, there’s no mistake.

Oh man… hahaha…

It’s an isekai summoning!!!

This is the real deal!!

Oh—the king’s about to speak!
Everyone quiet! We should always listen carefully to kings and principals!

“Welcome, brave heroes.”

Heheh, he called us heroes. I’m blushing.

“This is the Kingdom of Greed. I am Cabalt, the one who summoned you.”

Ooooh, classic! I look forward to working with you, Your Majesty!

“Before getting to the main topic, I know you must be confused by all this. We’ve prepared rooms where you can rest and calm your minds… Please take a break there, and we will summon you later.”

Hmm? Rest before the explanation? Usually they explain why we were summoned first…

Well, works for me—my head is killing me from this hangover.

Male knights escorted my brother and the pretty boy, while for me, a female knight approached carrying a blanket.

…Eh? Why am I the only one getting a blanket?

But more than the strange situation around me, that female knight made me realize something far more important—something about myself.

“…Even if you are a hero, as a fellow woman, I must say… that outfit is rather improper.”

………………………………………………………………………Huh?

“GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!?”

What echoed through the castle was a high, beautiful girl’s voice—one that I couldn’t believe came out of me.